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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Neychoru with raita/Ghee Rice with Salad

Neychoru is a North Kerala specialty. To be precise it’s a North Kerala Muslim specialty. I tasted it for the first time at my friend's place and instantly fell in love. It is a rich preparation with clarified butter, cashew nuts, raisins and golden fried onions. The aroma wafting through the house while this is being prepared is enough of an appetizer. All of these qualities make it an ideal treat for our cold, cold weather. Disclaimer: This is not for the weak hearted. Literally. It is so calorie rich that if I call it "healthy" neichoru, it will be one of the best oxymoron you've ever heard.

1.Wash the rice and soak it in water for at least 30 minutes.Drain and keep aside.2.Heat 1 Tbsp of ghee in a pan and fry the cashews and raisins till they turn golden brown in color.3.Heat the pan in which you are planing to cook the rice .Pour 3-4 Tbsp ghee into it (you could reduce the amount , but the more the merrier !).Add the spices and saute for a minute and throw in the drained rice into it. Saute this for 3-4 minutes.Add salt and mix well.4.Meanwhile you could heat/ boil the water.5.Add the hot water into this and allow to boil on high heat. When the water starts bubbling well reduce the heat and continue cooking for another 8 minutes or till the rice is done.6.Heat the oil for frying and fry the onion.7.Serve the rice after garnishing with fried onion,cashews and raisins.8.Best served with raita or chicken/mutton curry.

1.It's important to use best quality basmati rice and best quality ghee for this preparation. As you know the aroma of rice makes a huge difference to your neichoru, or biryani.2.Also I've used home made ghee for making this and it is the best :-)

Ghee rice looks really yummy. The beauty of ghee rice is that its mellow and goes well with any side dish, be it veggie or non-veggie. So anytime I have a party, this will always be there. Great shot BTW.

This is delight full and Joanne being ur sweetfren too, am inviting u here for her little party(its her birthday dear -i know that u know dear) which is a suprise party for her ...do leave her a wish in the sprinkles ok.....my feeds arent working or updating ,so am trying my best to find all her pals to leave her a wish in the sprinkles before she gets there or even after....will ya help too to make it a little sucess....and leave her a wish too?

No Dear its not basmathi rice...In Malabar all biryanies r made with biryani rice,its the rice that makes malabar biryani special..its small rice,and rice itself smell like biryani v get diff varieties of biryani rice in Kannur...Here u can try kalijeera rice ,almost sama as biryani rice...and also good for making Paal payasam...

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